depictive
- adjective
- /dɪˈpɪktɪv/
:
representativo
- The documentary offers a depictive view of life in urban neighborhoods through interviews and footage.
Examples
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Dulce Maria's visual rendering of the cafeteria exemplifies depictive symbolism (Labbo, 1996), or the use of images to convey ideas.
Academic text (2012) -
Her poems are often depictive, painting clear images of nature and emotions with her words.
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All the other locality names are more or less left alone, without any depictive characterization.
Academic text (2006) -
The visual characteristics of these two dance forms, both called sinulog dances, differed dramatically from one another, even though one practice was considered to be in large part a derivation and depictive representation of the other.
Academic text (1995) -
The artist's new painting is a depictive masterpiece that vividly portrays the landscape of the countryside.
Synonyms
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3.7
Relating to pictures or charts that show information
8
6.7
Showing people or things so they look like real life
8
4.5
Showing people or things with the clear detail of a photo
4
6.1
That gives a clear picture in the mind with vivid words
To show clear shapes that represent things accurately
Showing people and everyday scenes in art
Antonyms
How Recognizable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Depictive comes from Latin parts de- and pict, where pict is linked to the idea 'to paint' and is the same root as picture. So, depictive means 'like a picture' and describes art or words that show people, scenes, or objects so you can recognise them.